Job Ref: 213888043

Date: 2021-06-03 09:43:33

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This role is based Aylesbury & Watford.

Job description

This is an employer-facing role which requires engagement with employer hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and co-design a routeway into employment for Restart Participants. Restart is the new £2.9 billion Restart scheme for Universal Credit claimants (18 years old plus) who have been out of work for at least 12 months. Restart will break down any employment barriers that could be holding them back from finding work and supporting them back into work.

Our ideal candidate must have experience in working with employers to engage them and employer account management. You must also be able to identify new and existing opportunities, take responsibility for generating business leads with potential employers through a range of approaches including telephone contact, face to face meetings, delivering presentations and set up online campaigns working with the group’s marketing and communications team using multiple channels including social media.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities

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Work with local employers to identify new and existing job vacancies.

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Take responsibility for generating business leads with potential employers.

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Develop relationships with key stakeholders.

Account management

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Build a core group of employers to support participants

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Maximise the impact of repeat business.

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Keep up to date on changes and developments within the labour market.

Opportunity generation

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Ensure information on vacancies is communicated promptly to the operations teams.

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Work closely with operations teams to ensure that employers have access to the most appropriate individuals for their business.

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Provide the operations teams with sufficient information to inform decision making on matching programme participants with employers.

Quality

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Maintain an employer contact database and keep accurate employer records.

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Ensure all recruitment services are delivered to agreed Key Performance Indicators and targets.

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Undertake regular reporting on the job vacancies secured and outcomes achieved in response.

Skills & Attributes

Essential Skills and Experience

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Recruitment and/or Business to business sales

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Working with external senior managers in an account management capacity.

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Working in a performance target driven environment e.g., recruitment consultant, sales representatives.

Desirable

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Knowledge of employment legislation governing recruitment practices.

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Administration or delivery of recruitment and assessment processes.

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Knowledge of social media utilised for networking and lead generation.

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Working in recruitment, publicly funded services, or other similar sectors

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High level of digital literacy, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and web-based communication technologies.

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In-depth knowledge of the local labour market.

Note: These duties are a guide to the work the post holder will initially be required to undertake. Amendments may be made from time to time as the role evolves and to meet changing circumstances, and these do not form part of the contract of employment.

This is an initial outline and will be reviewed as part of our Continuous Professional development process

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